Tag: exhibitions

O my! Face up to a grave discovery at City Art Centre

Shedding light on Edinburgh’s murky medical past, the face of an early autopsy patient has been unveiled for the first time. Visitors to the City Art Centre’s new ‘Edinburgh Alphabet’ exhibition, a major display spelling out an A-Z of the City’s Collections, will come face to face with an 18th Century resident under the letter O for ‘Old Town’. Continue reading O my! Face up to a grave discovery at City Art Centre

Edinburgh Alphabet Exhibition to open next month

Hundreds of objects from Edinburgh’s museum and gallery collections will be drawn together and placed on display for the very first time. Spanning 60,000 years and over 300 items, Edinburgh Alphabet: An A-Z of the City’s Collections will combine artworks and artefacts across four floors of the City Art Centre this summer (Friday 19 May – 8 October). Continue reading Edinburgh Alphabet Exhibition to open next month

The Botanics: After the Storm

EXHIBITION: After the Storm

Sat 3 December to Fri 26 May 2017

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Timber from trees destroyed when Cyclone Andrea tore through the Edinburgh Garden on 3 January 2012 have been crafted into 14 exquisite items of furniture. Don’t miss this major exhibition showcasing the unique pieces created by members of the Scottish Furniture Makers Association.

An exhibition of fine furniture constructed from RBGE timber windblown during Cyclone Andrea in 2012. Highlighting the beauty of Scottish-grown timber and craftsmanship amongst our Scottish furniture makers, this exhibition also focuses on the restorative and rejuvenating effects of storms in Nature and trauma upon the natural and human environment.

TODAY 11am – 3pm John Hope Gateway

AFTER the STORM MAKERS’ MARKET

A selection of beautifully crafted, hand-made items from the After the Storm furniture makers will be on sale at a festive market. The wide selection including boxes, clocks and bowls provides the chance to buy a unique Christmas gift or special item for your home.

‘A bridge between science and art’: D’Arcy Thomson exhibition opens this weekend

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The City Art Centre is to stage A Sketch of the Universe: Art, Science and the Influence of D’Arcy Thompson, a major new exhibition of modern and contemporary art inspired by the pioneering Edinburgh-born biologist D’Arcy Thompson (1860 – 1948). Continue reading ‘A bridge between science and art’: D’Arcy Thomson exhibition opens this weekend

Don’t miss COLLECTOR exhibition

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Arcadeum’s Collector exhibition opened on Saturday afternoon at Whitespace Gallery on East Crosscauseway – and the exhibition has already attracted over one hundred visitors!

The fascinating exhibition features the personal collections of twenty residents and local workers from North Edinburgh and includes collections of model buses, spoons, toysoldiers, John Wayne memorabilia and  more …

The exhibition runs until Thursday and is open daily from 11am – 6pm – and it’s free. Don’t miss it!

More info at Facebook – Arcadeum Collectors Project and www.arcadeum.org/projects

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